IT Technician Job Trends in Essex

IT Technician
East of England > Essex

The median IT Technician salary in Essex is £27,484 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 46 39
Rank change year-on-year -14 -7 +38
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 16 2 34
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 1.33% 0.58% 3.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 0.69% 4.10%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 30
10th Percentile £26,000 - £25,000
25th Percentile £26,094 - £25,759
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,484 £21,350 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.73% -20.93% -1.82%
75th Percentile £28,000 - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £28,500 £26,000 £26,186
% change year-on-year +9.62% -0.71% -8.92%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Essex with a recognized job title 1,043 288 829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.56% 83.97% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 662 183 678
10th Percentile £27,500 £22,300 £25,759
25th Percentile £31,691 £28,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £75,375
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -13.64%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Essex

IT Technician
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Essex

IT Technician
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the Essex region over the 6 months to 21 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Colchester - 6 - - 2
Rayleigh - 5 £28,000 - 2
Southend-on-Sea 0 2 £26,375 - 3
Brentwood - 2 £26,000 -
IT Technician
East of England

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 21 April 2026, IT Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Essex region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 6 (37.50%) A+ Certification
1 6 (37.50%) ForeScout
2 4 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (25.00%) Windows
3 2 (12.50%) Active Directory
3 2 (12.50%) Google
3 2 (12.50%) Google Workspace
3 2 (12.50%) LAN
3 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (12.50%) WAN
3 2 (12.50%) Windows 10
3 2 (12.50%) Windows Server

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (12.50%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) LAN
1 2 (12.50%) WAN
General
1 10 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Driving Licence
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 4 (25.00%) Windows
2 2 (12.50%) Windows 10
2 2 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 2 (12.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) ForeScout
2 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (12.50%) Google